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The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Spring 2009 (April 3 though June 26)
Entry Fee
One $45 entry fee entitles you to play in all events in the 3-month tournament session.
Alternatively, the entry fee for each 4-round event is $18. The entry fee
for only the one night event is $10. A
$5 discount for La Palma residents applies to either option.
Schedule
| Date | Event |
| April 3 |
The La Palma Team Swiss, Round 1 |
| April 10 |
The La Palma Team Swiss, Round 2 |
| April 17 |
The La Palma Team Swiss, Round 3 |
| April 24 |
The La Palma Team Swiss, Round 4 |
| May 1 | Cheese Swiss No. 2, Round 1 |
| May 8 | Cheese Swiss No. 2, Round 2 |
| May 15 | Cheese Swiss No. 2, Round 3 |
| May 22 | Cheese Swiss No. 2, Round 4 |
| May 29 | The Notta Quad, Round 1 |
| June 5 | The Quickie |
| June 12 | The Notta Quad, Round 2 |
| June 19 | The Notta Quad, Round 3 |
| June 26 | The Notta Quad, Round 4 |
Tournament Details
The La Palma Team Swiss
A 4-round Swiss. Entrants will be divided into two teams by ratings before
the first round at 7pm (youngest player on each team will choose the team name).
Subsequent entrants will be added to best keep the team ratings closest to
equal. Normal Swiss pairing, except team members will not play against each
other.
Registration: 6-7pm. Rounds start 7pm.
Prizes:
Team Prizes: Winning team members put names into hat for a raffle to be held the week after the tournament ends (1st round of next tournament). Drawing for: (1) A digital chess clock, (2) a double-weighted wooden chess set, and (3) A tournament chess bag.
Individual Prizes:
$50 Best score.
Choice of trophy or $15 to: Best U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, and Best
Game.
Time control for both sections: Game/120
Byes: None.
Cheese
Swiss No. 2
A 4-round Swiss in two sections. The field
will be divided in half by ratings. This cutting of the cheese, as it were, will
take place at 7pm. Subsequent entries will be fit into the section most
appropriate for their rating.
Sections and Prizes.
The Big Cheeses:
1st $50, 2nd $40, 3rd $30, U2000 Trophy, and U1800 Trophy
Low Fat Section:
1st $25 + Trophy, 2nd $20 + Trophy, 3rd $15 + Trophy, U1700 Trophy, U1500
Trophy, and U1300 Trophy
Shortest game (of both sections) $20
Time control:
Game/120
Byes: None.
The
Quickie
An 8-round Swiss of Quick Chess all in one
night (scheduled on the night many of our members will be in Las Vegas for the
National Open)
Prizes:
$20 Winner - determined by best performance rating gain (unrated must win outright).
Time control:
Game/10
Byes: None.
The
Notta Quad
A 4-round open Swiss in one section.
Prizes:
1st Place $80 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1900 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Hanley's Chess Academy
U1700 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Hanley's Chess Academy
U1500 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Hanley's Chess Academy
U1300 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Hanley's Chess Academy
Time control:
Game/120
Byes: None.